OOAK Barbie Basics #3 Re-rooted

Name: OOAK Barbie Basics #3 Re-rooted

Made by and When: Mattel, 2005

Re-rooted by: Telisa Hodge Spain-Watson

Material: Vinyl, synthetic hair, paint

Marks: (Head) ©2014 Mattel; (mid back) ©2018 Mattel / 1186 MJ, 1, NL / MADE IN INDONESIA / JBH75 / T481

Head Sculpt: Claudette

Height: 11-1/2 inches

Hair, Eyes, Mouth: The top section of the re-rooted blonde hair is straight and held with a ponytail. The ends are curly, as are the ends of the rest of the waist-length hair. This doll has the original hazel-brown-painted eyes. The formerly red lips are now a frosty gold.

Clothes: The yellow straight dress has white and yellow tulle that drapes around the shoulders and ties at the waist in the back. Off-white lace at the lower front drapes for several inches to create a flowing fishtail hemline. Gold transparent high-heels and the doll’s original silver drop earrings, which are painted gold, complete the one-of-a-kind look.

Other: This doll represents the wide variety of manufactured dolls that have been transformed into one-of-a-kind pieces with added touches, such as repainting, re-rooting, and redressing by independent doll artists and collectors.

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